Surviving the Game (1994)
- Starring:
- Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Surviving the Game
The Richard Connell short story, The Most Dangerous Game, has been adapted for the screen many times. In this updated version, the rapper-actor Ice-T plays Mason, a homeless man whose best friend and his dog both die on the same day. Cole (Charles S. Dutton, a relief worker, tells Mason that there's a job available that entails leading a hunting expedition in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. The desperate Mason signs on. The hunting party is led by two CIA agents, Burns (Rutger Hauer) and Hawkins (Gary Busey), and it includes a business executive, Wolfe, Sr. (F. Murray Abraham), his son (William McNamara), and a strange Texan, Griffin (John C. McGinley). Mason flies on ahead to prepare the hunting lodge, and there he discovers that he is to be the prey for the hunt, though the hunters at least give him a head start before pursuing. The violent action pits the high-tech hunters, armed with numerous fancy weapons and vehicles, against Mason -- who must rely on his street smarts to escape and turn the tables on the hunting party. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast of Surviving the Game
- Ice-T - Mason
- Charles S. Dutton - Cole
- F. Murray Abraham - Wolfe Sr.
- William McNamara - Wolfe Jr.
- Jacqui Dickerson - Taxi Passenger
- Kevin Harris - Homeless Man
- Bob Minor - Security Guard
- Jodi Rothfield
- Rutger Hauer - Burns
- Gary Busey - Hawkins
- John C. McGinley - Griffin
- Jeff Corey - Hank
- Victor Morris - Homeless Father
- Steve Lambert - 1st Trophy Hunted
- Kathie Ryan
- George Fisher - Taxi Driver
- Director(s):
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Writer(s):
- Eric Bernt
- Producer(s):
- Fred Caruso, Kevin J. Messick, David Permut
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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